Deer opener 2018: Buck Tales from around Minnesota

Ben Sanvik, above, was armed with a light, .223-caliber rifle for his first deer hunt ever on family land in Otter Tail County. But with two well-placed shots, he downed this 8-point, 210-pound buck Saturday about 7 a.m. The buck chased a doe into a grassy field where Ben, 11, and his father, Joe, were enclosed in an elevated stand built years ago by Ben’s grandfather. The deer dashed after the first shot, then turned broadside again at the field’s edge. Once the deer was cleaned, father and son traveled to see Ben’s grandfather for show and tell.

Mallory Appel, 13, of Wheaton, Minn., shot this 7-point buck with a shotgun early Saturday morning near her home.

Zach LaVine scored 25 points and the Chicago Bulls broke a 10-game losing streak, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-88 Monday in a meeting of teams that began the day with the worst records in the NBA.